Comprehensive Energy Systems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443132194 ISBN 13: 9780443132193

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

Comprehensive Energy Systems, Second Edition, Five-Volume Set provides a unique source of unified information that covers the entire spectrum of energy from production to utilization, including basic to advanced levels of content that address the critical issues that face humanity. This comprehensive book describes traditional and novel energy systems with sections on system design, analysis and assessment, from single generation to multi-generation, and theory and applications. In addition, the book also presents high-level coverage on energy policies and strategies, economic dimensions, environmental impact assessments, and sustainable development.

High-level sections include Energy Fundamentals, Energy Materials, Energy Production, Energy Conversion, and Energy Management. For this second edition, existing chapters have been improved and updated with new information, knowledge, technologies and applications. New chapters and case studies have been added on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, energy trading, transport, transmission, consumption, and recent dynamics in the energy sector after COVID-19.

• Offers the most comprehensive resource available on the topic of energy systems
• Presents an authoritative resource authored and edited by leading experts in the field
• Consolidates information currently scattered in publications from different research fields (engineering as well as physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, and economics), thus ensuring a common standard and language
• Presents emerging energy technologies and promising future perspectives to guide researchers

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Ibrahim Dincer is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Ontario Tech. University and visiting professor at Yildiz Technical University. He has authored numerous books and book chapters, and many refereed journal and conference papers. He has chaired many national and international conferences, symposia, workshops, and technical meetings. He has also delivered many plenary, keynote and invited lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies, and serves as editor in chief, associate editor, regional editor, and editorial board member for various prestigious international journals. He is a recipient of several research, teaching and service awards, including the Premier׳s Research Excellence Award in Ontario, Canada. For the past seven years in a row he has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of The Most Influential Scientific Minds in Engineering and one of the Most Highly Cited Researchers.

From the Back Cover

Comprehensive Energy Systems, Five-Volume Set, provides a unique source of unified information covering the entire spectrum of energy from production to utilization in depth with basic to advanced levels of contents and addressing the critical issues that humanity face. This comprehensive book describes traditional and novel energy systems with thorough contents on system design, analysis and assessment, from single generation to multi-generation, also covering theory and applications. In addition, it also presents high-level coverage on energy policies and strategies, economic dimensions, environmental impact assessment and sustainable development.

High-level sections include Energy Fundamentals, Energy Materials, Energy Production, Energy Conversion, and Energy Management. For this second edition, existing chapters have been improved and updated with new information, knowledge, technologies and applications. New chapters and case studies have been added on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, energy trading, transport, transmission, consumption, and recent dynamics in the energy sector after COVID-19.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443132194
• ISBN 13: 9780443132193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 7888
• Editor: Dincer Ibrahim